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Non-Scale Victories
Weigh-in day was the hardest day of the week, when I owned the gym. Some people would be elated- others would be crushed, all based on the number on a scale. I worked hard to encourage them to focus on non-scale victories, but it's hard to tell someone the scale doesn't matter when they have been "doing everything right" and it refuses to budge. I wrote Reflections of Joy to give women healthier options to measure their wellness.
Book Excerpt
Reflections of Joy
I’ve become a big believer in positive reinforcements and non-scalevictories.I know my body is different every single day of my life. I know thatI eat different foods and consume varying amounts of water. I knowthat salt and caffeine and lack of sleep or inflammation can nudge thescale one way or the other from day to day. I also know how hard it isto give up everything you like to eat in the name of a new number andnot have it happen.Anticipation about a weigh-in after a stellar week of eating oftenends in disappointment if the stars aren’t aligned just so. We give thescale an awful amount of power for something that doesn’t have a brain.Its entire purpose is to measure mass. It doesn’t differentiate betweenmuscle, water, or fat. Weight is simply a number, so I no longer use itas a measuring stick for success.
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